Azerbaijanization of surnames
Azerbaijanization of surnames is a policy pursued after the independence of Azerbaijan. According to the decision of the
A special commission set up under the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has prepared a special concept on surnames and submitted it to the Presidential Administration. The commission of the Azerbaijan National Academy of Sciences has considered four options. They suggested the forms "-lı", "-li", "-lu", "-lü", "-oğlu" or both "-soy" (which means "family line") and "-gil" (which means "from").[3]
According to the chairman of the Culture Committee of the Milli Majlis, Nizami Jafarov, in 2010, 80% of the family name affixes in Azerbaijan was "-ov", "-yev", while 10% of population use "-li", "-lu", "-lu" and another 10% use "-zade". The Civil Registry Offices consider only "-ov", "-yev" acceptable based on the previous law. Sometimes, citizens are allowed to choose the affixes like "-lı", "-li", "-lu", "-lü" even if it happens with difficulties.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Azərbaycan Respublikası vətəndaşlarının soyadlarının dövlət dilinə uyğunlaşdırılması haqqında AZƏRBAYCAN RESPUBLİKASI MİLLİ MƏCLİSİNİN QƏRARI".
- ^ "Republic of Azerbaijan Civil Code, 26.1". Archived from the original on 2016-05-08. Retrieved 2016-04-19.
- ^ a b trend.az. "Azərbaycanda soyad sonluqlarının dəyişdirilməsi ilə bağlı yekun variant üzərində dayanılıb" (in Azerbaijani).
- ^ Shota Kincha. "Azerbaijani activists in Georgia want family names 'liberated from occupation'". OC media.